Tweet Putting a finishing touch on his second term Cabinet, President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Maria Contreras-Sweet, the founder of a Latino-owned community bank in Los Angeles and a former California Cabinet secretary, to be head of the Small Business Administration. Obama praised Contreras-Sweet, who immigrated to the United States when she was 5 […]
Tweet October 22, 2013, is one day shy of the anniversary of the October 23, 2012, resolution that was passed unanimously by the Mayor and Council to immediately develop a plan to transform El Rio to a family golf-park facility and put it under the Parks and Recreation Department and the general fund. To date, […]
Tweet October 22, 2013, is one day shy of the anniversary of the October 23, 2012, resolution that was passed unanimously by the Mayor and Council to immediately develop a plan to transform El Rio to a family golf-park facility and put it under the Parks and Recreation Department and the general fund. To date, […]
Tweet The roughly 70 immigrant detainees traveling in the two buses blocked by immigration activists in Tucson on Friday have been deported, the Arizona Daily Star reports. Citing attorney Margo Cowan, who also represents the DREAM 9 for their asylum cases, the paper reports that the detainees were deported through Calexico, Calif. and Del […]
Tweet EVA LONGORIA AND MARIO LOPEZ TO CO-HOST THE “2013 NCLR ALMA AWARDS®” Robert Rodriguez, Rosario Dawson and Carlos Santana to receive special tributes Tony Plana and Wilmer Valderrama among honorees Jessica Alba, Alexa Vega, Gina Rodriguez, Rico Rodriguez, the cast of Devious Maids and more to present One-hour prime-time special to air LIVE on […]
Tweet Latin American Festival 2013 Saturday, September 7th North Pine at 7th Downtown Long Beach 5pm- 10pm The Downtown Long Beach Associates’ 5th Annual Latin American Festival returns to the streets of Downtown Long Beach on September 7th. In partnership with Vice Mayor Robert Garcia, this year the event will take place in Historic North […]
Tweet (CBS SF/AP) – Linda Ronstadt says she suffers from Parkinson’s disease, which has robbed her ability to sing. The 67-year-old music legend and San Francisco resident tells AARP Magazine, in an article posted online Friday, that she was diagnosed eight months ago and “can’t sing a note.” Ronstadt says she began to show symptoms […]
Tweet Board President Mónica García NEWS FROM THE CRADLE OF REFORM Leading Change in Los Angeles Thank you Sal Castro, on behalf of all the hundreds of thousands of students who benefited from your life’s work. You taught students to stand up for their rights and that it was beautiful to be Chicano. Words from […]
Tweet WEST COAST EASTSIDE SOUND "The Eddie Davis Story"<br /> Producer: Hector Geree Gonzalez<br /> Director: Jimmy Velarde” width=”403″ height=”403″ /> In 1994, Hector Gonzalez became the heir to the Eddie Davis Recording and Publishing Estate, The Rampart Record Group and The Faro Music Publishing Group (a division of Gordo Enterprises). He relinquished his position […]
Tweet by Pete Williams, NBC News 11:29 am on 02/25/2013 A federal prosecutor came in for some biting criticism today from Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer for a racially charged remark made during a criminal trial. The comment by the justices came as the court declined to hear the appeal of a […]
